Matt Alexander Stats

Matt Alexander was born on Thursday, January 30, 1947, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Alexander was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 23, 1973, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Matt Alexander baseball stats page.
"I'm going to have everybody sign it (a base from the game where the single season base stealing mark was broken), everybody except the pitchers. Shoot, they don't steal no bases." - Matt Alexander in Team Stolen Base Record (Baseball Digest : December 1976)

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Matt Alexander

Matt Alexander Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#102)

Matt Alexander Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#102)
 

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Birth Name:   Matthew Alexander
Nickname:   Matt or Matt the Scat
Born On:   01-30-1947  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Shreveport, Louisiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Bethune High School (Shreveport, LA)
College:   Grambling State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   169
First Game:   08-23-1973 (Age 26)
Last Game:   10-03-1981
Draft:   1968 : 2nd Round (35th)
Matt Alexander

Matt Alexander Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Matt Alexander

Matt Alexander Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1973 26 Cubs 12 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200
1974 27 Cubs 45 54 15 11 2 1 0 0 0 12 1 12 7 0 1 2 .204 .358 .278
1975 28 Athletics 63 10 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100
1976 29 Athletics 61 30 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .033 .033 .033
1977 30 Athletics 90 42 24 10 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 6 1 0 0 0 .238 .304 .262
1978 31 Pirates 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 32 Pirates 44 13 16 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .538 .538 .692
1980 33 Pirates 37 3 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667
1981 34 Pirates 15 11 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 374 168 111 36 4 2 0 0 4 18 1 26 8 0 1 2 .214 .294 .262
Matt Alexander

Matt Alexander Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1973 Cubs CF 3 2 39 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.69
1974 Cubs 2B 2 0 12 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1974 Cubs 3B 19 13 375 38 2.0 35 12 23 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .921 2.52
1974 Cubs CF 3 0 16 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69
1974 Cubs RF 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1975 Athletics 2B 3 0 9 3 1.0 2 0 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .667 6.00
1975 Athletics 3B 2 0 15 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1975 Athletics CF 3 0 18 3 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1975 Athletics LF 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1975 Athletics RF 7 1 57 4 0.6 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.89
1976 Athletics CF 7 0 42 3 0.4 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.93
1976 Athletics LF 7 1 59 2 0.3 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.92
1976 Athletics RF 11 3 129 16 1.5 16 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.35
1977 Athletics 2B 4 0 27 3 0.8 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1977 Athletics 3B 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1977 Athletics CF 17 2 143 14 0.8 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.64
1977 Athletics LF 7 0 30 1 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.90
1977 Athletics RF 10 0 63 5 0.5 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.14
1977 Athletics SS 12 12 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1979 Pirates CF 3 2 42 4 1.3 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
1979 Pirates LF 6 0 19 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1979 Pirates RF 3 0 33 5 1.7 5 4 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.09
1979 Pirates SS 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1980 Pirates 2B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1980 Pirates CF 2 1 27 5 2.5 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.00
1980 Pirates LF 2 0 6 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1981 Pirates CF 3 0 51 6 2.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.18
1981 Pirates LF 3 0 15 4 1.3 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.20
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 41 7 378 37 0.9 37 37 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.64
RF Totals 32 4 291 30 0.9 30 29 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.78
LF Totals 26 1 138 9 0.3 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.76
3B Totals 22 13 396 38 1.7 35 12 23 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .921 2.39
SS Totals 13 12 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2B Totals 10 0 51 7 0.7 6 1 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 3.18
8 Years 181 37 1,260 123 0.7 119 88 29 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.51
Matt Alexander

Matt Alexander Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1973 Cubs 2 0 1.000 1 9 n/a 0.0 5.0 5.0 - - -
1974 Cubs 8 4 .667 13 13 n/a 0.0 4.5 0.0 - - -
1975 Athletics 17 10 .630 2 51 17 0.0 10.0 0.0 - - -
1976 Athletics 20 7 .741 2 45 19 0.0 6.0 0.0 - - -
1977 Athletics 26 14 .650 0 67 1 0.0 7.0 21.0 - - -
1978 Pirates 4 1 .800 0 7 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1979 Pirates 13 1 .929 1 36 n/a 0.0 0.0 13.0 - - -
1980 Pirates 10 3 .769 0 34 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1981 Pirates 3 2 .600 4 9 n/a 0.0 11.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 103 42 .710 23 271 37 0.0 6.5 42.0 - - -
Matt Alexander

Matt Alexander Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1973 Chicago Cubs 42 $15,000.00 - -
1974 Chicago Cubs 42 $15,000.00 - -
1975 Oakland Athletics 31 $16,000.00 - -
1976 Oakland Athletics 31 $20,000.00 - -
1977 Oakland Athletics 2 $25,000.00 - -
1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 12 Undetermined - -
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 36 Undetermined - Stats
1980 Pittsburgh Pirates 36 Undetermined - -
1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 36 Undetermined - -




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Did you know that Matt Alexander served during the Vietnam War? He is one of fifty-four former Major League baseball players who are also veterans of the Vietnam War. A complete list of those who served their country in the armed forces during the Vietnam War appears below:

Baseball Players who are Vietnam War Veterans
Name Name Name
Vic Albury Doug Griffin Thurman Munson
Matt Alexander Tom Heintzelman Bobby Murcer
Frank Baker Phil Hennigan Ray Newman
Jim Bibby Jim Holt Scott Northey
Larry Biittner Mike Jackson Darrell Osteen
Gene Brabender Ray Jarvis Harry Parker
Al Bumbry Bob Johnson Hal Quick
Darrel Chaney Bob Jones Dave Schneck
Bruce Christensen Jerry Kenney Mickey Scott
Mike Davison Jim Kern Rich Severson
Ed Figueroa Jerry Koosman Fred Stanley
Rich Folkers John Lowenstein Leroy Stanton
Ted Ford Garry Maddox Earl Stephenson
Larry French Jim Magnuson Jim Strickland
Wayne Garrett Gene Martin Champ Summers
Roy Gleason Larry Miller Jerry Terrell
Chuck Goggin George Mitterwald Floyd Wicker
Dave Goltz Curt Motton George Zeber

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